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John Wilker

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John lives in Denver with his amazing wife, and two nutty little dogs, where he enjoys patio beers, gardening, and camping.

He's been writing since he could but made the leap to sharing with the public in 2017 with his Space Rogues series.

John is an active member of the SFWA as wells as a board member of the Colorado Authors League.

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Average rating: 4.27 · 3,534 ratings · 460 reviews · 28 distinct works • Similar authors

	Space Rogues (Space Rogues #1) 4.16 avg rating — 1,023 ratings — published 2017 — 12 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Any Job Will Do 3.89 avg rating — 479 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Big Ship, Lots of Guns (Space Rogues #2) 4.34 avg rating — 332 ratings — published 2018 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Behemoth Job (Space Rogues #3) 4.38 avg rating — 270 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Stay Warm, Don't Die (Space Rogues, #4) 4.41 avg rating — 169 ratings — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	So This is Earth? (Space Rogues #5) 4.47 avg rating — 158 ratings — published 2019 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Guy Walks into a Bar (Space Rogues #7) 4.53 avg rating — 132 ratings — published 2020 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	War and Peace (Space Rogues #6) 4.54 avg rating — 131 ratings — published 2020 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Space Rogues Omnibus 1 (Space Rogues #1-3) 4.30 avg rating — 129 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Here There Be Monsters (Space Rogues #8) by John Wilker (Goodreads Author) 4.50 avg rating — 120 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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AI… And Then What?

I was having coffee with a friend and we got onto the topic of AI. He was asking what I, as a creative, thought about it. I really don’t think about it too much as a creative. Here’s why.

It lets lazy people who aren’t creatives cosplay as such. They’re not my peers.It lets disinterested and un-discerning people consume (even more) mass produced pulp (Hello Kindle unlimited whales). They’re not my Read more of this blog post »

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Series by John Wilker

Space Rogues (10 books)
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John Wilker (Goodreads Author)

4.32 avg rating — 2,751 ratings

The Grand Human Empire (3 books)
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John Wilker (Goodreads Author)

3.98 avg rating — 608 ratings

Expedition Inc (1 book)
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John Wilker (Goodreads Author),

J. Beckett (pen name)

3.75 avg rating — 4 ratings

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